the Societies Federation). There is a wide variety of both, including many course related societies such as the Bradford Ophthalmic Optics Student Association. Students are also free to start their own societies.
The Student Union also has Ramair, one of the UK's longest running student radio stations, as well as a student newspaper and the long-established Bradford Student Cinema that regularly screens recent releases to students and staff for free. RamAir hosted the Student Radio Conference in 2012 with student Ian Thursfield winning a national award for Radio in 2011.
=== University Challenge ===
The university were champions of University Challenge in 1979 on 28 January 1979, when Bradford defeated Lancaster University in the third leg by 215 points to 160. It was less successful in 2004, achieving only 35 points, the joint 3rd lowest score ever recorded on the show.
== Notable alumni ==
Melih Abdulhayoglu – founder & CEO of Comodo Group
Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal – former PM of Mongolia
Mike Amesbury – Labour MP
Nick Baines – Bishop of Bradford, Bishop of Leeds and broadcaster
Ian Barnes – Evolutionary genetics notable for his work on ancient DNA
Amjad Bashir – Conservative MEP
John Beaman – Channel Islands politician
Crawford W. Beveridge – executive vice president and chairman of Sun Microsystems
Roland Boyes – Labour MP
Alex Brummer – journalist
Jean-Jacques Burnel – bass guitarist in The Stranglers
David Chaytor – Labour MP
Chakufwa Chihana – Malawian pro-democracy activist, trade unionist and Second Vice President of Malawi
Michael Clapham – Labour MP
Nexhat Daci – former speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo
Paul Donovan – CEO of Eircom Group
Saeb Erakat – chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee
Dame Janet Finch – former vice-chancellor of Keele University
Martin Fletcher – NBC News Middle East correspondent
David J. Francis – Chief Minister of Sierra Leone
John Gater – archeological geophysicist, Time Team presenter
Stephen Shaun Griffiths – serial killer
Tori Good – BBC weather forecaster
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